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This section looks at the demand for 2G skills within the London region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited 2G over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Link2G
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank622692
Rank change on same period last yearUp+70
Matching permanent IT job ads1826
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.011 %
As % of the category below0.149 %0.155 %
Salaries quoted1824
Average minimum salary£43,833£33,625
Average salary£45,083£37,271
% change on same period last year+20.96 %
Average maximum salary£46,333£40,917
UK excluding London average salary£41,213£43,481
% change on same period last year-5.21 %
London IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
London
Matching permanent IT job ads1207216731
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled6.373 %6.851 %
Salaries quoted1043213430
Average minimum salary£43,101£42,856
Average salary£46,135£45,935
% change on same period last year+0.43 %
Average maximum salary£49,169£49,015
UK excluding London average salary£37,397£39,734
% change on same period last year-5.88 %
2G England2G
England

2G
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing 2G across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

London 2G Demand Trend

2G
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing 2G across the London region.

London 2G Salary Trend

2G
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing 2G across the London region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

London 2G Salary Histogram

2G
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 2G within the London region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
HarrowNew entry-3£30,000-
City of LondonNew entry-2£76,250-
2G England2G
England

2G
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the London region citing 2G also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited 2G.

135 (83.33 %)3G
228 (66.67 %)C++
321 (50.00 %)Windows
321 (50.00 %)C
321 (50.00 %)Middleware
321 (50.00 %)Windows Mobile
321 (50.00 %)Smartphone
321 (50.00 %)Degree
416 (38.10 %)Telecoms
58 (19.05 %)Wireless
67 (16.67 %)Symbian
67 (16.67 %)CDMA
75 (11.90 %)GSM
84 (9.524 %)UMTS
92 (4.762 %)Nokia
92 (4.762 %)GPRS
92 (4.762 %)Oracle
92 (4.762 %)2.5G
101 (2.381 %)Marketing
101 (2.381 %)Statistics
101 (2.381 %)Mathematics
101 (2.381 %)Computer Science
101 (2.381 %)GGSN
101 (2.381 %)SGSN
101 (2.381 %)System Testing
101 (2.381 %)Network Planning
101 (2.381 %)Finance
101 (2.381 %)Government
101 (2.381 %)Handset
101 (2.381 %)Electronics

2G
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the London region citing 2G also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited 2G. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
121 (50.00 %)Middleware
London IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
135 (83.33 %)3G
28 (19.05 %)Wireless
37 (16.67 %)CDMA
45 (11.90 %)GSM
54 (9.524 %)UMTS
62 (4.762 %)GPRS
62 (4.762 %)2.5G
71 (2.381 %)GGSN
71 (2.381 %)SGSN
71 (2.381 %)SS7
71 (2.381 %)ATM
71 (2.381 %)TCP/IP
71 (2.381 %)SDH
71 (2.381 %)SMS
71 (2.381 %)3GPP
London IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.381 %)Oracle Reports
London IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (38.10 %)Telecoms
21 (2.381 %)Finance
21 (2.381 %)Government
21 (2.381 %)Marketing
21 (2.381 %)Electronics
London IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (50.00 %)Software Engineer
220 (47.62 %)Senior Software Engineer
37 (16.67 %)Consultant
37 (16.67 %)Technical Consultant
46 (14.29 %)Technical Engineer
52 (4.762 %)Radio Engineer
61 (2.381 %)Senior Embedded Software Engineer
61 (2.381 %)C++ Software Engineer
61 (2.381 %)RF Engineer
61 (2.381 %)DSP Engineer
61 (2.381 %)Junior DBA
61 (2.381 %)Junior Oracle DBA
61 (2.381 %)DSP Software Engineer
61 (2.381 %)C Software Engineer
61 (2.381 %)Senior C Software Engineer
61 (2.381 %)Senior C++ Software Engineer
61 (2.381 %)3G Engineer
61 (2.381 %)Oracle DBA
61 (2.381 %)Embedded Software Engineer
61 (2.381 %)Architect
London IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
121 (50.00 %)Smartphone
21 (2.381 %)Statistics
21 (2.381 %)Mathematics
21 (2.381 %)Computer Science
21 (2.381 %)Handset
London IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
121 (50.00 %)Windows
121 (50.00 %)Windows Mobile
21 (2.381 %)VMS
London IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (2.381 %)Network Planning
11 (2.381 %)System Testing
London IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
128 (66.67 %)C++
221 (50.00 %)C
London IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
121 (50.00 %)Degree
London IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (16.67 %)Symbian
22 (4.762 %)Nokia
22 (4.762 %)Oracle
31 (2.381 %)Siemens
31 (2.381 %)Mapinfo
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